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Regulation of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) secretion in the fetus and neonate1

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Roti, E. Regulation of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) secretion in the fetus and neonate1. J Endocrinol Invest 11, 145–158 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03350124

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